Also, after any type of psychic work, it is a good idea to close the chakras down - to imagine each of the seven major chakra as flowers, and visualize the petals, one by one, closing down for a period of time. Begin at the crown chakra and continue down the body to the base chakra, but leave this one partially open, to help reconnect to the earth. While there are many great books out there on chakras, here's a brief introduction to them in simple terms: When you think of a chakra - an energy center within the body - picture a spin dryer - front-loading, with its little round window at the front, like a ship's porthole into a view of your laundry.The seven major ones, like seven small spin dryers, live in a semi-straight line from the crown of the head and along the spine in seven fixed points. Their job is to spin the energy of the body, like little furnaces that keep us going. They draw up the energy from the earth, and draw down the universal energy from above our heads, and feed us with it in the form of vitality, passion, joy and healing. When they are all spinning and are on the 'rinse cycle', so to speak - it means that we have shed a whole heap of baggage that we have brought with us to this point in our lives. It shows that we have done some personal growth and have realized that much of what we learnt on the outside of ourselves, especially when we were little, was pure hogwash.Having clean, healthy chakras indicate that, yes, we passed many metaphysical exams and are moving cheerfully towards total enlightenment. The truth is, the vast majority of us have some deep cleansing to do, and like old, dirty diapers - there's a lot there and it's hard to scrape off in just one afternoon! Our chakras are often chockfull of old stuff - from negative family affirmations we grew up with (like "life is a struggle') to decisions we made about ourselves that formed a conclusion that we were either 'not enough' or 'unlovable' or 'undeserving'. And, just like dirty laundry - your chakras need a cleanse regularly, in addition to doing the really hard elbow grease work.So commitment and courage are helpful companions for the task. Commitment and a certain level of patience as you realize that this growth is journey, not a destination. We are like onions - just when we think we are done, we find another, deeper layer of pain, grief, anger.Get to know your chakras. Follow your intuition down your body, and the one you might be drawn to first could be the chakra in need of your healing first. Generally after any intuitive work, we close our chakras down to seal in the protection that we need in order to go back into the outside world. A light snack is also grounding, as is a tepid shower .... More ...Monday 23 February 2009
Clearing Yourself
The single most important discipline in psychic development is how to keep yourself grounded during the process. Without clear boundaries and the knowledge that you are always in control, you may feel as if you are driving a fast car down a hill with no brakes! 
Also, after any type of psychic work, it is a good idea to close the chakras down - to imagine each of the seven major chakra as flowers, and visualize the petals, one by one, closing down for a period of time. Begin at the crown chakra and continue down the body to the base chakra, but leave this one partially open, to help reconnect to the earth. While there are many great books out there on chakras, here's a brief introduction to them in simple terms: When you think of a chakra - an energy center within the body - picture a spin dryer - front-loading, with its little round window at the front, like a ship's porthole into a view of your laundry.The seven major ones, like seven small spin dryers, live in a semi-straight line from the crown of the head and along the spine in seven fixed points. Their job is to spin the energy of the body, like little furnaces that keep us going. They draw up the energy from the earth, and draw down the universal energy from above our heads, and feed us with it in the form of vitality, passion, joy and healing. When they are all spinning and are on the 'rinse cycle', so to speak - it means that we have shed a whole heap of baggage that we have brought with us to this point in our lives. It shows that we have done some personal growth and have realized that much of what we learnt on the outside of ourselves, especially when we were little, was pure hogwash.Having clean, healthy chakras indicate that, yes, we passed many metaphysical exams and are moving cheerfully towards total enlightenment. The truth is, the vast majority of us have some deep cleansing to do, and like old, dirty diapers - there's a lot there and it's hard to scrape off in just one afternoon! Our chakras are often chockfull of old stuff - from negative family affirmations we grew up with (like "life is a struggle') to decisions we made about ourselves that formed a conclusion that we were either 'not enough' or 'unlovable' or 'undeserving'. And, just like dirty laundry - your chakras need a cleanse regularly, in addition to doing the really hard elbow grease work.So commitment and courage are helpful companions for the task. Commitment and a certain level of patience as you realize that this growth is journey, not a destination. We are like onions - just when we think we are done, we find another, deeper layer of pain, grief, anger.Get to know your chakras. Follow your intuition down your body, and the one you might be drawn to first could be the chakra in need of your healing first. Generally after any intuitive work, we close our chakras down to seal in the protection that we need in order to go back into the outside world. A light snack is also grounding, as is a tepid shower .... More ...
Also, after any type of psychic work, it is a good idea to close the chakras down - to imagine each of the seven major chakra as flowers, and visualize the petals, one by one, closing down for a period of time. Begin at the crown chakra and continue down the body to the base chakra, but leave this one partially open, to help reconnect to the earth. While there are many great books out there on chakras, here's a brief introduction to them in simple terms: When you think of a chakra - an energy center within the body - picture a spin dryer - front-loading, with its little round window at the front, like a ship's porthole into a view of your laundry.The seven major ones, like seven small spin dryers, live in a semi-straight line from the crown of the head and along the spine in seven fixed points. Their job is to spin the energy of the body, like little furnaces that keep us going. They draw up the energy from the earth, and draw down the universal energy from above our heads, and feed us with it in the form of vitality, passion, joy and healing. When they are all spinning and are on the 'rinse cycle', so to speak - it means that we have shed a whole heap of baggage that we have brought with us to this point in our lives. It shows that we have done some personal growth and have realized that much of what we learnt on the outside of ourselves, especially when we were little, was pure hogwash.Having clean, healthy chakras indicate that, yes, we passed many metaphysical exams and are moving cheerfully towards total enlightenment. The truth is, the vast majority of us have some deep cleansing to do, and like old, dirty diapers - there's a lot there and it's hard to scrape off in just one afternoon! Our chakras are often chockfull of old stuff - from negative family affirmations we grew up with (like "life is a struggle') to decisions we made about ourselves that formed a conclusion that we were either 'not enough' or 'unlovable' or 'undeserving'. And, just like dirty laundry - your chakras need a cleanse regularly, in addition to doing the really hard elbow grease work.So commitment and courage are helpful companions for the task. Commitment and a certain level of patience as you realize that this growth is journey, not a destination. We are like onions - just when we think we are done, we find another, deeper layer of pain, grief, anger.Get to know your chakras. Follow your intuition down your body, and the one you might be drawn to first could be the chakra in need of your healing first. Generally after any intuitive work, we close our chakras down to seal in the protection that we need in order to go back into the outside world. A light snack is also grounding, as is a tepid shower .... More ...